Word: sways
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...agent that the trip would be "like a vacation," Noorzai went to America to offer his cooperation against the resurgent Taliban. Now in jail, he can no longer supply intelligence, move his tribe away from the Taliban, persuade his followers to give up poppy farming or sway other warlords toward the political path. But worst of all, his 1 million tribespeople will now be convinced of U.S. perfidy, duplicity and treachery and therefore be converted into implacable enemies of the U.S. It's unlikely that Noorzai's arrest will save the life of even one drug addict on U.S. streets...
...faculty vote as early as next month, “historical illiteracy will be allowed, even if clearly frowned upon,” Gordon said in prepared comments for this past Tuesday’s Faculty meeting.Meanwhile, proponents of the new plan insist it would actually give departments more sway in how general education courses are chosen, and say that more departmental courses would count for general education credit.Professor of Philosophy Alison Simmons, who co-chaired the task force that drafted the proposal, also said that the strength of the new curriculum would lie in its interdisciplinary focus...
Women have never fielded more candidates for high office in so many areas of endeavor, but they are still missing the crucial Y chromosome to sway 50% of the voting public. Our hearts go out to these pioneering Amazons, but we are not sure if they will be able to overcome the systems of oppression that hold them down. Come on, they have boobs...
...Each side's conduct upon the announcement of the cease-fire hints at the challenges ahead. Hamas moved its men off the streets of Gaza City, retreating to checkpoints in the Khan Yunis camp where it holds sway. But in Gaza City, militiamen under the command of Fatah security chief Mohammed Dahlan, whose nephew was kidnapped by Hamas fighters last week, fortified their positions at key intersections...
There is nothing offhand about The Peacock Throne, named after the Red Fort seat from which the 17th century Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan held sway over all Hindustan. Saraf casts a scientist's eye on the country of his birth and finds it still preoccupied with holding sway. He starts with Indira Gandhi's 1984 assassination by Sikh bodyguards and the spasm of anti-Sikh violence that ensued. Kartar Singh, a Sikh who runs a Chandni Chowk appliance store, narrowly escapes death in the rioting - and leverages that experience to gain influence in a Hindu nationalist party...